(Madison) – Today, three anti-trans bills (AB 377, AB 378, & AB 465) were brought to the floor for a vote. While all three bills passed on partisan lines, Governor Evers has vowed to veto these extremely harmful and discriminatory pieces of legislation. Representative Ratcliff delivered her first floor speech

Pewaukee – Today State Representative Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) issued the following statement after supporting legislation to protect transgender children from harmful medical procedures: “I was pleased to support Assembly Bill 465, which protects our children from gender transition medical intervention. While this bills opponents say it harms transgender children, it

[Madison, WI] – State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) joined his Assembly Republican colleagues today in ensuring athletic sports teams are based on the birth gender of the participants at the University of Wisconsin and technical colleges, as well as in K-12 schools. Title IX became a law nearly 50 years ago,

MADISON – The State Assembly resumed regular floor session today to take action on various bills, including multiple pieces of legislation that aims to separate trans children and control the access that Wisconsin youth have to sports. On this bill and others’ passage today, Representative Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay) offered

MADISON — The Wisconsin State Assembly today passed Assembly Bills 377, 378, and 465 — three pieces of legislation that would exclude K-12 and collegiate trans student athletes from joining sports teams consistent with their identified gender and bar all trans youth from accessing medically necessary gender-affirming healthcare.  Dr. Melinda

Madison, WI – Today, the Assembly passed the “Help Not Harm Act” (AB 465), which will now go to the Senate. The Senate Committee on Health also held a public hearing on the companion bill SB 480.  Rep. Allen released the following statement: “Children who struggle with gender identity deserve

MADISON, WI – Today on the floor, Rep. Plumer voted to protect girls and women in sports and issued the following statements: “As the father of 4 daughters, I cannot sit back and watch as females in high school and college sports are being forced to compete against biological males. It

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin Assembly took up 2 bills that exclude transgender athletes from participating in collegiate and K-12 sports. Another bill taken up today would disallow transgender youth from getting medical care. Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on the passage of these bills: “The bills brought before

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in regular session to take up Republican-authored anti-trans legislation. Representative Sue Conley (D-Janesville) issued the following statement in response: “There are so many pressing issues Wisconsinites want the legislature to address-childcare, education, environment, drug addiction. Creating bans related to our trans community is

Madison, WI – State Representative Ty Bodden (R-Stockbridge) issued the following statement regarding his support for legislation ensuring Wisconsin college sports and athletic teams are based on the birth gender of the participants as well as prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under the age of 18: “Our duty is

MADISON – Today, Republicans brought forward three bills attacking the transgender community in Wisconsin. Representative Joers released the following statement:  “I speak today for the heartbreak of Wisconsinites across our state that again must endure a hostile legislature. These bills were put forward under the guise of protecting people, but

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) issued the following statement after voting with his Republican colleagues on protecting women’s sports at the K-12 level and the University of Wisconsin and technical college level based on the birth gender of the participants: “Women’s sports have been under attack because of gender

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republicans in the State Assembly disregarded leading medical experts, mental health professionals, and the well-being of Wisconsinites as they passed harmful bills that target LGBTQ+ youth, put politicians in charge of personal healthcare decisions, and let legislators decide what sports Wisconsin students can play.  “Politicians should not

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters launched a door-to-door canvass last week to spread information about the benefits available to them through President Biden’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan, the largest investment in climate in the country’s history. “We all want to do our part to protect the environment, and now we

Port Washington, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld today formally awarded a $40,000 coastal grant to the City of Port Washington, as part of a series of visits to highlight Coastal Management Program grants and tourism investments. The awards were part of an overall $1.4 million investment previously announced by Governor

MILWAUKEE – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and local officials in Milwaukee to announce $275 million she helped secure to clean up the Milwaukee Estuary. The funding, the largest cleanup project to ever be implemented under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, comes

Madison – State Representative Nate Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) today proudly voted “yes” on  Assembly Joint Resolution 82 condemning the indiscriminate massacre and grotesque acts by  Hamas, a United States-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, upon civilians during the  Jewish holidays of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah in Israel.  “This goes beyond any specific faith,